Coordinates: 36°51′01″N 92°51′16″W / 36.85028°N 92.85444°W / 36.85028; -92.85444

Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri

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Cross Roads, Missouri
Historic community
Location of Cross Roads, Missouri
Location of Cross Roads, Missouri
Cross Roads, Missouri
Location of Cross Roads, Missouri
Coordinates: 36°51′01″N 92°51′16″W / 36.85028°N 92.85444°W / 36.85028; -92.85444[1]
CountryU. S. A.
StateMissouri
CountyDouglas County
Elevation
[1]
376 m (1,234 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID749532[1]

Cross Roads is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Missouri, United States.[1] Cross Roads is in the southwest corner of the county on Missouri Route DD, west of Missouri Route 76.[2] It is located on the edge of the Mark Twain National Forest.[2]

History

A post office called Cross Roads was established in 1909, and remained in operation until 1959.[3] The community was named after the intersection at the original town site.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cross Roads, Douglas County, Missouri
  2. ^ a b Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 63, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
  3. ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.
  4. ^ "Douglas County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)


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